a group of people who are chosen, usually by a larger group, to make decisions or to deal with a particular subject 委员会 an executive/advisory/organizing committee 执行/咨询/组织委员会 a parliamentary/congressional/Senate committee 议会/国会/参议院委员会 The committee has/have decided to close the restaurant. 委员会已决定关闭这家餐馆。 The committee unanimously approved the plan. 委员会一致通过了计划。 to appoint/establish/form a committee 任命/建立/组建一个委员会 to chair/head a committee 主持/领导一个委员会 - on a committee
She's on the planning committee. 她是计划委员会的成员。 He has served on numerous committees. 他在许多委员会任职。 I have been invited to sit on the committee. 我被邀请参加委员会。 - before a committee
He will be called to give evidence before the committee. 他将被传唤到委员会作证。 - in committee
The bill was still in committee (= being considered by a committee) in early December. 该法案仍在12月初的委员会审议中。 - committee of somebody/something
a committee of inquiry 调查委员会 a committee of MPs/experts 议员/专家委员会 - committee to do something
A special committee to investigate the possible impeachment of the governor meets later today. 调查可能弹劾州长的特别委员会今天晚些时候开会。 - committee on something
the US House of Representatives' committee on foreign affairs 美国众议院外交事务委员会 a committee member/chairman 委员会成员/主席 a committee meeting/report 委员会会议/报告 the chairman/chair of a committee 委员会的主席 a member/meeting of a committee 委员会成员/会议
Extra ExamplesTopics Working lifeb2, People in societyb2The player was fined by the disciplinary committee. 这名球员被纪律委员会罚款了。 I talked to some of the people on the committee. 我跟几位委员谈了话。 Lord Stansfield will chair the committee. 斯坦斯菲尔德勋爵将出任该委员会主席。 Mr Taylor will chair the board's audit committee. 泰勒先生将主持董事会的审计委员会。 She serves on several committees. 她担任好几个委员会的委员。 The committee meets every Thursday. 委员会每周四开会。 a committee of experts 专家委员会 a committee on the safety of medicines 医药安全委员会 Economic reform is likely to dominate today's meeting of the party's central committee. 经济改革可能会主导今天的党中央委员会会议。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- central
- joint
- standing
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- create
- establish
- form
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- meet
- approve
- conclude
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- member
- chair
- chairman
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- on a/the committee
- committee on
- committee of
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Word Originlate 15th cent. (in the general sense ‘person to whom something has been entrusted’): from commit + -ee.